New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today downplayed reports of 1993 Mumbai blasts mastermind Tiger Memon threatening to take revenge for his brother Yakub's execution, saying the government and the people of this country are capable of tackling any situation.

"India is a strong nation. The intention of our government is very clear. The Indian Government as well as the people are capable enough to tackle any situation," Rijiju said.

"The terrorists regularly do these kinds of activities like calling on telephones and threatening people. The government will take every possible measure in consultation with the security agencies in the present case," he added.

According to the report in the daily, Tiger Memon purportedly had a conversation with his mother Hanifa Memon at her Mahim residence here on July 30 around 5.30 a.m. - barely an hour before Yakub was hanged in Nagpur Central Jail.

In the conversation with a weeping Hanifa, Tiger Memon allegedly "vowed" to "avenge" his brother's death and "make them pay for it".

The newspaper has stated it is in possession of the transcript of the entire three-minute conversation conducted over the Internet, with the call bouncing from one IP address to another, making it difficult to track. It is not clear who recorded the mother-son dialogue.